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Centre Street Partners

New York, New York · Invests in US; North America · Website

SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-SeedB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsCybersecuritySpace & DefenseRoboticsEnterprise SoftwareDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureRobotics & AutomationAerospace & DefenseSecurity & Cybersecurity

Thesis

Partner with technical operators and SMB owners to execute technology-led middle-market buyouts. Capture outsized economic value from AI at the ownership layer of services providers rather than pure-play tech.

Likely not a fit for

Pure-play tech infrastructure plays, non-technology businesses, founders unwilling to embrace operational partnership

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~1 month
Warm intro
Preferred
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

2 contacts on file

JK

Jonathan Kerstein

General PartnerGeneral Partner

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Abie J Cohen

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Portfolio

Bridge DefenseAerospace Defense

Bridge Defense is a next-generation defense integrator focused on delivering comprehensive operational capabilities for the Government’s most demanding customers and most challenging missions. The company combines infrastructure support, software development, and deployable platforms to turn mission needs into working systems.

OffDealFintech Payments

AI-powered investment bank helping small business owners exit at premium prices.

WeathermindFintech Payments

WeatherMind is focused on adapting insurance to climate change by leading in natural disaster damage mitigation through AI-powered claim processing and resilience scoring.

ArceeEnterprise Software

Arcee AI builds open-weight foundation models that run anywhere - on edge, on prem, or cloud. Our Trinity family standardizes capabilities across sizes and is released under Apache-2.0.

Jericho SecuritySecurity Cyber

Jericho Security provides AI-powered cybersecurity training solutions for employees, focusing on equipping individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to identify, prevent, and respond to cyber threats.

10BeautyConsumer Apps Social

10Beauty offers a robotic manicure machine, emphasizing innovation and diversity in its team. It aims to provide a salon-quality manicure experience through advanced technology.

AccrueFintech Payments

Accrue is a fintech company that powers modern customer loyalty at the payment layer. Centered around its branded stored value wallet solution, Accrue’s platform helps brands take control of their payments and refunds, reward customer loyalty, and bypass traditional payment giants.

BounceEnterprise Software

Bounce is a socially integrated platform that bundles and comprehensively spans users' weekly event needs. Centred around event ticketing, increasing user-user engagement, and building communities, we are the one-stop shop for all your social event needs where we even handle custom apparel and drink sponsorships through our corporate partners.

DraftboardEnterprise Software

Draftboard is the most powerful warm intro agent in the world, helping users identify the best connections in their network to facilitate introductions to sales prospects, VCs, founders, and candidates.

ElectryoneClimate Clean Energy

Electryone AI transforms energy from a static resource into a living, intelligent network where every device, installer, and user contributes and benefits. They provide smarter energy solutions that empower homes, businesses, and communities to generate, use, and share energy effectively.

KontangoEnterprise Software

Kontango’s mission is to optimize supply chains in chemicals and underserved commodity markets. The company focuses on enabling commodity trading teams with cutting-edge technology and real-time, data-driven trading optimization.

NetNowEnterprise Software

NetNow is a modern credit management platform that automates credit operations, streamlines onboarding, and provides real-time data for credit teams to make informed decisions.

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Centre Street Partners Research Document Investment Thesis Centre Street Partners is a New York-based investment firm founded in 2022 by managing partners Abie J. Cohen and Jonathan Kerstein. The firm operates at the intersection of technology and lower-middle market private equity, pioneering what they describe as an "anchored ETA" (Estimated Time to Acquisition) model that blends venture capital

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